Exodus 23:17 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the LORD God.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Three times each year, all your men must come and appear before the LORD God.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is commanding that all Jewish men gather in His presence three times annually for worship and celebration.

📚 Historical Context

This command was given to the Israelites as part of God's law through Moses, establishing three major annual festivals: Passover, the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and the Feast of Tabernacles. During these times, Jewish men were required to make pilgrimages to the central place of worship, which would later become the temple in Jerusalem.

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Exodus 34:23

Three times each year, all your men must come and appear before the LORD God, the God of Israel.

Exodus 34:24

I will drive out the nations ahead of you and expand your territory. No one will want to take your land when you go up to worship before the LORD your God three times each year.

Genesis 38:24

About three months later, someone told Judah, 'Your daughter-in-law Tamar has been sleeping around like a prostitute, and now she's pregnant from her immoral behavior.' Judah immediately said, 'Bring her out here and burn her to death.'

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